Dan Shingler

The energy landscape is changing, and Ohio is working to ensure that customers are protected and new opportunities are provided across the grid.

The land is now being offered for sale and officials hope to find a buyer who will use and reactivate the entire site.

A battery boom in Ohio could lower costs, keep the lights on and the air conditioning humming, all while meeting increasing energy demand.

It isn't just the looming prospect of more data centers that has Ohioans paying more for electricity; other challenges make price increases more likely.

Ohio should focus on reducing electricity transmission and distribution costs that account for about half of a residential electric bill — bills that were already rising even before the recent data center surge.

Real estate professionals believe the auction of the Celebrezze Building could be a short-term boom but mean long-term challenges.

Berea has paused data center development for a year while Stow weighs a unique strategy.

The site was once owned by HGR Industrial Supply, which invested $10 million in it in 2015, but has since sold to a New York investment firm and gone into receivership.

The site, a bit more than 40 acres, sits in Cleveland's Industrial Valley along I-77.

DiGernonimo and Scannell sold a major building in the Cornerstone Business Park to STAG of Boston.